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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 65.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Asus |
| iPadOS 18.x | -- |
| 2025-03-12 | 2016-08-31 |
| -- | 9.47 x 6.44 x 0.28 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 15.17 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 9.7 inches |
| -- | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 264 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.8 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | MediaTek MT8176 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | PowerVR GX6250 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| 7.6 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 5900mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 7.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a global score of 70.4, which is a bit better than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M's 65.2 global score. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) body is incredibly newer and much thinner than the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M's, although it's also noticeably heavier. The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M counts with an incredibly better screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a much smaller screen.
The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M has a much more powerful processing unit than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has less RAM memory and 2 lesser cpu cores. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a slightly bigger storage for applications and games than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 64 GB more internal storage.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a really longer battery performance than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because it has a 9705mAh battery size. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) captures much clearer photographs and videos than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because it has a lot more MP back-facing camera and a way better video quality.
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